Australia and States Extensive Collection of Town Postmarks on Stamp, all neatly displayed (alphabetically, by State) and mostly identified in four 32-page stockbooks. We counted 37 covers and cards, plus the following number of different post offices, counted by the owner as: New South Wales (x307), Tasmania (x60), Queensland (x118), Western Australia (x84), South Australia (x166) for a total of about 965 different towns. Some of the towns have different postmarks (c.d.s., squared circle, etc.), and a number of towns are represented on different stamps (with many better issues), so the total number of stamps will be in the thousands. A much better than average collection for the quality of the postmarks, as most of them are fully dated and socked on the nose. The collection also includes some numeral, and other type of non-town postmarks, again of better than usual quality. See our many random photos online for a glimpse into this lovely collection which includes a lengthy hand-written inventory of all of the different towns in the collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Accumulation of Austria First Day Covers, 1960-1978, consisting of a box of roughly 350 first day covers. We note some covers are unopened, but it appears each cover contains an official Post Office announcement. Overall an attractive lot, and note the condition is a bit mixed with some tears from rough opening, along some soiling and other small faults. See online photo for an overview. Overall fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1968 Registered Commercial Cover Aba, Biafra to Port Harcourt, mailed with an Aba, Nigeria slogan meter franking "Buy Barclays Travellers Cheques" on MAY.8.1968, meter has three straightline handstamps "BIAFRA", addressed to The Manager of the Barclays Bank in Port Harcourt. Note Aba boxed registration handstamp on front plus oval registration datestamp on back, next to Port Harcourt oval registration datestamp receiver. Very fine and rare, as Biafra existed as a secessionist State from only 1967 to 1970. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Consignment of Mostly British Commonwealth and Worldwide Material, consisting of seven padded binders of first day covers, 2 stock books of mint never hinged stamps, and loose material. The British Commonwealth comprises material primarily from Oceania and Australia including: roughly 140 Australia first day covers (including some Antarctic Territory), along with presentation packs, ranging from 1971 to 1974; roughly 140 Papua New Guinea first day covers, along with mint never hinged singles and blocks ranging from 1971 to 1974. We note similar material from Norfolk Islands, New Zealand, Christmas Island, and Nauru. The lot continues with two binders of roughly 90 first day covers from Sweden, ranging from 1984 to 1990, a stockbook of roughly 200 mint never hinged blocks of United Nations, ranging from the late 1960s to early 1970s, and a binder with roughly 50 Canada first day covers, ranging from the 1960s to the 1970. The lot rounds out with an additional unused binder and stockbook (intended to house the loose material). Online photos show an overview of this very fine, clean lot, as it would seem most of the material was purchased directly from Post Offices. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 220 Mainly British Commonwealth Covers, 1930s-1960s housed in a cover album and loose material. The lot begins with 79 first day covers from the 1953 Coronation issues, all from different issuing countries (mostly with cachets), including Great Britain S.G. #532-535 (c.v. £75). The lot continues with a group of 141 covers, primarily from New Zealand including Health Stamp first day covers, first flights, registration, etc. We note a few small faults including some toning spots, a few corner bends and tears, along with a few cover fronts (not included in the overall count). A visually attractive group, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

1875 Cover from British Office in Beirut to Paris, France, mailed on SEP.23.1875 (British post Office / Beirut c.d.s.) and franked with a Scott #A5 (S.G. Z6, plate 1) tied by a "G06" barred obliterator. The cover has a scarce boxed "Paquebots / de la / Méditéranée" handstamp in red and a boxed "PD" in red. The cover was franked with a 80c rose on pinkish paper Cérès, cancelled by a # "2240" in dotted lozenge applied in Marseille. The back shows a Marseille receiver, a Marseille a Lyon transit and a Paris receiver. Faults and repairs, still a very scarce franking combination, ex Dale-Lichtenstein and Peter Stone collections. Rsv. $1,600. (Image)

Estimate $ 2,000

Accumulation of Canada and Worldwide Covers, 1920s-2016, with about 500 Canada and 200 Worldwide covers, in five binders and loose material in a box. We note mostly Canada first day covers, primarily ranging from the 1950s up to 2016 (including roughly 90 pre-1970 private cachets, some of which have Senate of Canada cancellations, along with a few replacement cachets), along with a sampling of commercial mail. The Worldwide material consists of first day covers and some commercial mail, primarily from the 1950s to 1980s. We note mostly United States, along with some Finland, Netherlands and British Commonwealth, etc. The lot also includes a box of roughly 150 United Nations envelopes, primarily from the 1980s, containing stamps and/or first day covers, purchased from the philatelic service. A few commercial covers have faults from rough opening, with almost all the first day covers being very fine. Online photos show an overview. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of Various Interesting Canada and Worldwide Covers, starts off with Canada, with 20x 1937 Coronation flag covers (various frankings, postmarks, some FDC), 31x World War One Admiral covers (different frankings, postmarks, one is addressed to Ketchikan Alaska, another to Jamaica, one to Upper Hat Creek, BC with receiver) and a large coin 1977 cover. Also a stack of bag tags, with frankings from USA (x4), UK (x2), a UK large coin 1977 cover, a UK Mulready cover modern reproduction, a stack of about 25 "bulletin d'expédition" with frankings from many different countries (1930s to 1950s) as well as other items. Overall fine or better, see photos for an idea. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1931 Red Banded Envelope Written in Russian from Mongolia, franked with 1931 fiscal stamps 5m on 5c and 20m on 20c, tied by Ulan Battor datestamps, with Chinese 1915 20c and 30c Postage Dues tied by Kalgan c.d.s., very fine and scarce. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Accumulation of Roughly 650 Republic of China FDC, 1946-1991, in a large box, almost exclusively addressed to Canada. Almost all the covers have printed illustrations and are franked with singles, sets, blocks, and a few souvenir sheets. We note some of the covers have a few different airmail etiquette's along with a few registration labels, prompt delivery labels and postmark's beat chop markings. The lot also includes a group of roughly 40 oversized illustrated first day covers. We note mild duplication of frankings, with some of the covers having small faults and bends. A colourful group, with online photos show an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Selected Group of Over 150 Valuable European FDCs, mainly from European countries about 1950 to 1965. 32 FDCs are from non-European countries, 18 of these are dollar values from Canada. We noted c.v. from Michel or country catalogues though reference numbers are from Scott, with Netherlands B214-8 (c.v. 500€), Yugoslavia 398-409 (250€), Belgium B480-4 (180€), B561-6 (c.v. 170€), Greece 556-567 (300€) and 583-600 (290€), Liechtenstein 227-235 (c.v. 235€), 266-9 (c.v. 200€), Canada 302 ($90) and many more valuable FDCs. About 20 other items are also included, such as mint never hinged Czechoslovakia Sc. 1080 (c.v. $120), France B66-7 on postcards, as issued, and much more. Overall quality is very fine, see our scans online for an idea. (Image)

Estimate $ 1,000

Group of 9 Postal Stationery Post Cards to Foreign Destinations, 1901-1921, all still in their original auction sleeves, showing the owner paid €820 (plus fees) total for 9 individual lots. Includes cards sent to Germany, Siam (x2), England (x2), Germany (x2), Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire, and Finland. Includes two of the scarce 4c on 3c red cards and one of the 2c on 1c green cards. A few minor bends / creases, still a very fine and attractive group. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

1907 10c Blue Registered A.R. Letter Postal Stationery Envelope, uprated with SG 33 3c brown and SG 41 8c grey and blue, both tied by Teluk Anson c.d.s. with boxed "R / Teluk Anson / Post Office" APR.20.1907 handstamp and A.R. (avis de réception), both on address side. Addressed to Singapore, with APR.22 receiver. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

1906 5c Blue Registered Letter Postal Stationery Envelope to New Caledonia, uprated with SG 18 5c green and carmine plus SG 19 8c black and blue, both tied by "Kampar / Post Office" double circle dated APR.28.1906. Has handstruck framed "R / Kampar", addressed to Thio, New Caledonia, with Penang APR.30 transit, Sydney N.S.W. MAY.21 transit and Noumea MAY.25 receiver. Very fine and quite an exotic destination. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Group of 17 Postal Stationery Items, 1928-1935, using the Malaysia Postal Stationery Catalogue, includes #s L1 (x4) with 3 specimens and one unused, N1 wrapper (x3) with 2 specimens and one unused, plus envelopes E1 (x5) with 3 used (to Japan and 2 to Penang), 1 unused and a specimen overprinted, E2 (x5) with 3 used (to India registered, England with stamps missing and Denmark), one unused and a specimen overprinted. Note mixed condition on the used, the unused and specimens are very fine. Total catalogue value comes to 4,990 Ringgit, equivalent to $1,495 Canadian at time of writing. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Box with Over 200 Finland Covers, 1950s and 1960s, with first day covers, TB, Olympics, good topical interest, 1960s covers to Canada with Military receivers, revenue documents, several glassines with semi-postal and others in singles and blocks, from the sale era, etc. Overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Group of 46 France and Area Covers and Cards, 1854-1962, consisting of a good variety of material, with the majority of covers franked with Napoleon, Bordeaux, or Peace and Commerce issues. We note most of the covers were for the internal mails, but does include rates to Switzerland, Italy, Holland and Bavaria, along with a variety of postmarks. Also included in the lot are examples of postal stationery, post cards and 10 covers from 1962 overprinted from Algeria. Some of the covers have small faults including corner bends and tears due to rough opening. An interesting group. Online scans shows a representation. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Lot of Over 100 Germany Covers, 1948-1982, with FDCs, First Flight covers and selected commercial covers, we noted 5 FDCs from the after-war period 1948 ro 1955 with Scott 692 (x2), 727, B298-301 and 344-47. From the same period, a group a about 30 commercial covers, some with stamps rarely found on covers such as complete sets B334-7, B306-08, 310-13, C61-64 and more. Also included is a group of 3 First Flight covers 1953-59 and a group of about 65 FDCs 1964 to 1982 mostly semi-postal sets and mostly addressed to Canada. Five Presentation folders 1990-95 round up this unusual and valuable lot. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of 25 Special Interest Germany Covers and Cards, such as complete semi-postal sets, se-tenant strips with labels, special cancels etc. We noted two covers stamped with rarely used Scott #B145, one Zeppelin flown cover, one Heligoland #176 FDC with complementary franking, one (presumably fake), B292-3 FDC, and more. A lot of covers with stories to tell. Generally very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Group of Roughly 40 Germany Ship and Seapost Related Covers, 1900s-1970s, including some postcards in a small box. We note earlier examples from the Hamburg-America and Norddeutscher Lloyd Line, along with some World War Two usages. The bulk of the lot is postwar with various named-ship cancels. Online photos shows an overview of the lot. We note a few faults with the earlier covers. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Postal History Group of 16 Selected Germany (DDR) FDCs and 16 Covers and Cards Mostly from the 1950s, many with souvenir sheets and other interesting frankings. We noted a rare FDC for the Scott 216-223 complete set, with a c.v. in Michel of 900€. We also noted FDCs of the 1955 Concentration Camps (237a) and Schiller (243a) souvenir sheets. Also a cover with the Debia 1950 souvenir sheet (B21a c.v. for the souvenir sheet only is $110). Also of note a large unusual FDC with #2460 and a DDR 5 mark banknote. Many other interesting and valuable items; we have scanned only a few. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

1840 1p Intense Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Folded Cover, mailed from London on DEC.31.1840 to Glasgow, Scotland, where it arrived on JAN.1.1841 (a remarkable one day transit), franked with a 4-margin intense black 1p Queen Victoria imperforate, tied by a light Maltese Cross cancel in red. Contemporary docketing in pencil and light soiling, still a very fine cover. (Image)

Scott $ 800

Collection of Great Britain First Day Covers, 1971-2005, housed in 11 leather bound Royal Mail First Day Cover binders, consisting of roughly 590 sleeved first day covers. We note many sets, souvenir sheets, regional issues, and a few numismatic first days, with no duplication. Online photos show an overview of this clean and very fine collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Accumulation of Roughly U.K. 700 First Day Covers, consisting of a bankers box stuffed with Great Britain and Ireland FDC's, appearing to range from the 1960s up to at least 2000. The lot also includes six cover albums containing first day covers from Jersey (roughly 45, ranging from 1970s to 1980s), Guernsey (roughly 110, ranging from the 1970s to 1980s), along with a few Isle of Man first day covers. We note single and many sets, along with a few numismatic first days. Also includes roughly 150 PHQ Cards, mostly from the 1990s. Online scan shows an overview of this clean, very fine lot. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Group of 275 Scott #33 1d Red QV Covers, from Plates 72/220, 1864-1880, all covers are sleeved, priced and identified by plate number. Note better plates and postmarks from plates 83, 88, 105, 109, 206, 208, 210, 214, 216 and 220. Some duplication of the more common plates, but still a great stock. Noted covers with minor creases, and other small faults, but that said the overall condition is very fine and better than is usually seen on these. Owner's reasonable retail value is over $4,000. (Image)

Estimate $ 750